Sol Pocket

ABSTRACT

The Sol Pocket is a sleeve-like pocket which is open on both ends and placed on an article of clothing. It is either a separate piece of fabric that is sewn on two parallel sides along the length of the edge, or is an extension of fabric that is folded back on itself and the open end sewn to create the pocket. The Sol Pocket then allows a pair of glasses to be held in place. Once the glasses are placed in the pocket, they also provide more structural integrity to the article of clothing so that the article of clothing does not get stretched or wrinkled. The pocket also allows a pair of glasses to be fashionably displayed by being held in place on an article of clothing.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The Sol Pocket pertains to the field of fashion and clothes design. Itwould fall under the classification definition of A41D. The way to weara pair of glasses when not on your face is to hang it on the collar of ashirt; however, this causes the collar of the shirt to become stretchedand looks strained. By putting glasses on the collar of a shirt, itmakes the shirt look sloppy and messy. Another way to hold onto glasseswhen not on your face would be to use a chain, retainer or eyeglassholder. The downside of this method is that the chain can pose a chokinghazard and can be a nuisance wearing around the neck. The chain looksclunky and is uncomfortable.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Sol Pocket is a clandestine pocket that is integrated into thedesign of a shirt. It is a simple design of a sleeve-like pocket that isplaced on the inside of a shirt which can be located in severaldifferent places (e.g., behind the buttons on a polo or an Oxford-styletype shirt, or along the inside of the seam on the neck hole, alongsleeve seams, bottom hem of shirt, etc.). The pocket allows for a pairof glasses to be inserted and the earpiece (i.e., temple of the glasses)is held in place by the pocket, as well as, provide structural integrityto the shirt allowing for a more sophisticated style. This designprevents the shirt from getting stretched out and looking strained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1. Front of polo shirt with buttons. The Sol Pocket is hiddenbehind the flap with the buttons and the black thread can be seen nextto the buttons which creates the pocket

FIG. 2. Front of polo shirt with buttons. A better unobstructed view ofthe Sol Pocket that is hidden behind the flap with the buttons. The thinline of black thread is what creates the pocket on the back side of thebuttons

FIG. 3. View of the earpiece (aka temple) of glasses going into the topof the Sol Pocket

FIG. 4. Front of shirt as glasses are inserted into the Sol Pocket

FIG. 5. Front of polo shirt with glasses fully inserted into the SolPocket

FIG. 6. Top view of glasses fully inserted into the Sol Pocket

FIG. 7. Close-up view of glasses fully inserted into the Sol Pocket

FIG. 8. Back-side view of glasses fully inserted into the Sol Pocket

FIG. 9. Top and back-side view of glasses fully inserted into the SolPocket

FIG. 10. Close up back-side view of glasses fully inserted into the SolPocket

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The Sol Pocket is a sleeve-like pocket that can be placed anywhere on anarticle of clothing so that the earpiece of a pair of glasses can beslid in and held in place. The glasses inside the pocket then providestructural integrity for the shirt so that it does not appear stretchedor strained. It is open on both ends so that the glasses can be insertedfrom either side (although one side might be much easier to use incertain placements), and can be a separate piece of cloth that is sewnonto the article of clothing, or can be an extension of the fabric thatis doubled back and sewn to create the pocket. The advantage of thisdesign is that the shirt will not become stretched and strained, andwon't look sloppy and messy. When the pocket has a pair of glassesinserted into it, it provides structural integrity to the shirt, so thatit remains looking crisp and professional. The Sol Pocket attains thisstructural integrity by having the temple of the glasses acting like thebone structure of the collar. This has not been done previously as shirtdesign currently requires glasses to just be hung on the collar, whichcauses the collar to become stretched and strained. The easiest way tomake the Sol Pocket is to extend the fabric in the shirt so that it canbe doubled back over on itself and then the end of the fabric sewn intoplace, creating a longitudinal loop with open ends on both sides. Bothsides are left open so that the glasses can be inserted from either end,depending on preference of the person wearing the shirt and the locationof the Sol Pocket, as it can be placed in different places on the shirtitself (collar, sleeve, hem, etc.).

1. A sleeve-like pocket for clothing, the pocket comprising: (a)Opposite ends that are open to enable glasses to be inserted from eitherside, and (b) Made from the extension of fabric doubled back on itself,or (c) A separate piece of fabric sewn onto the article of clothing. 2.The Pocket according to claim 1, wherein: The pocket can be placedanywhere on an article of clothing to enable easy access and provide asense of fashion.
 3. The pocket according to claim 1, further comprisingstructural integrity to the article of clothing and does not make thearticle of clothing appear stretched or strained.